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Del Rosario & Del Rosario
14TH FLOOR, DELROSARIOLAW CENTRE, 21ST DRIVE CORNER 20TH DRIVE
BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY
1630 TAGUIG, METRO MANILA
Philippines

Work Department

Legal Department

Position

Managing Partner

Career

  • Has extensive experience in maritime litigation, dry and wet work including personal injury and multimodal transport.
  • He has delivered several papers in the maritime law committees of the International Bar Association and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.
  • Author of the very popular POEA Primer and the Philippine Shipping Updates. He has been writing on Shipping Law for several years.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Awardee of The Philippine Cancer Society’s 2012 Exemplary Men of Influence
  • Charter President of the Philippine Maritime Voluntary Arbitrators Association.
  • Accredited Voluntary Arbitrator
  • Member of the tripartite conference that drafted the amended POEA contract.
  • Past President of the Maritime Law Association of the Philippines
  • Past President of the Maritime Law Foundation
  • Trustee of the Philippine Bar Association
  • Former Vice President of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center
  • Honorary Director of the Propeller Club of the Philippines
  • Past President of the Rotary Club of the Philippines

Education

  • Law degree from the Ateneo Law School
  • Masters in Business Administration from the University of Michigan in the U.S.

Lawyer Rankings

Philippines > Corporate and M&A

The cohort at Del Rosario & Del Rosario is experienced in handling cross-jurisdictional M&A, particularly the due diligence aspects; it also advises on corporate establishment and reorganisation. The team’s clients are in the shipping sector and it is co-headed by Ruben Del Rosario and Arturo Del Rosario Jr.

Philippines > Labour and employment (including immigration)

The team at Del Rosario & Del Rosario primarily acts for shipping clients in a range of complex matters, including alleged drug trafficking by employees, to those regarding the obligations of employees when circumstances fall outside the remit of employment contracts. Ruben Del Rosario leads the practice alongside Arturo Del Rosario Jr.. Joseph Rebano is noted for providing ‘outstanding assistance’ to clients.

Philippines > Transport

(Hall of Fame)

Ruben Del Rosario – Del Rosario & Del Rosario

Del Rosario & Del Rosario‘s group specialises in maritime and shipping work, and assists its portfolio of clients with complex and high-value matters therein, namely maritime disputes. Examples of cases the team works on include investigations into ships capsizing resulting in fatalities in international waters, and into matters involving terrorist attacks on merchant vessels resulting in fatalities. Such matters are complex and sensitive in nature. The team is co-led by Ruben Del Rosario and Arturo Del Rosario Jr., both of whom are vastly experienced handling dry and wet litigious matters. Joseph Rebano is a maritime casualty expert.